Cambridge IGCSE Physics practice

Paper 6 structured question: Convection

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Convection

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Investigating convection in water.

Method

In this experiment, a beaker of water is heated from below. Food coloring is added to visualize the convection currents.

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State the independent variable in this experiment.
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Results Table

Data collected from an experiment observing convection currents in a heated liquid.

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Describe the results shown in the table.
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